7 U.S.C. § 3293: Agricultural fellowship program for middle income countries, emerging democracies, and emerging markets

in the United States; or has sufficient scientific and technical facilities; has established a partnership with at least one college or university in the United States; and has substantial participation by faculty members of the United States college or university in the design of the fellowship curriculum and classroom instruction under the fellowship. A country that has developed economically to the point where it no longer qualifies for bilateral foreign aid assistance from the United States because its per capita income level exceeds the eligibility requirements of such assistance programs (hereafter referred to in this section as a “middle-income” country). A middle-income country that has never qualified for bilateral foreign aid assistance from the United States, but with respect to which an ongoing relationship with the United States, including technical assistance and training, would provide mutual benefits to such country and the United States. A country that has recently begun the transformation of its system of government from a non-representative type of government to a representative democracy and that is encouraging democratic institution building, and the cultural values, institutions, and organizations of democratic pluralism. A country that is an independent state of the former Soviet Union (as defined in section 5602(8) of this title ), to the extent that the Secretary of Agriculture determines that such country should be eligible to participate in the program established under this section. Any emerging market, as defined in section 1542(e). assist eligible countries to develop agricultural systems (which may include agricultural extension services) necessary to meet the food and fiber needs of their domestic populations; and trade linkages between eligible countries and agricultural interests in the United States; or may enter the United States; and may pose risks to human, animal, or plant life or health. The Secretary shall utilize the expertise of United States agricultural counselors, trade officers, and commodity trade promotion groups working in participating countries to help identify program candidates for fellowships under this section from both the public and private sectors of those countries. The Secretary may provide fellowships under the program authorized by this section to private agricultural producers from eligible countries. The Secretary shall consult with other United States Government agencies, United States universities, and the private agribusiness sector, as appropriate, to design and administer training programs to accomplish the objectives of the program established under this section. for eligible countries that meet the requirements of subsection (b)(1), $4,000,000; for eligible countries that meet the requirements of subsection (b)(2), $3,000,000; and for eligible countries that meet the requirements of subsection (b)(3), $6,000,000. If the Secretary of Agriculture determines that it is advisable in furtherance of the purposes of the program established under this section, the Secretary may accept money, funds, property, and services of every kind by gift, devise, bequest, grant, or otherwise, and may, in any manner, dispose of all such holdings and use the receipts generated from such disposition as general program funds under this section. All funds so designated for the program established under this section shall remain available until expended.